$100k salary, packing up from Charlotte
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
below Charlotte's monthly cost
The gap is real. Oklahoma City costs noticeably less than Charlotte, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
20% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,562/mo
$332 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
37% cheaper than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
1.5M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Charlotte gets 200 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs Charlotte's 7.
Charlotte hosts 2.3× more events.
45/100
12% lower than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
22% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
20
86% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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